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NFL to launch new $100 million concussion initiatives to improve player safety
NFL to launch new $100 million concussion initiatives to improve player safetyRoger Goodell says NFL's new concussion initiative "builds on what we've done." (Luis M. Alvarez/Associated Press)The NFL is launching a new set of concussion-related initiatives under which the league will devote $60 million to technological development, aimed in part at improving helmets for players, and an additional $40 million toward funding medical research into the effects of head injuries, Commissioner Roger Goodell said.Goodell said in an interview that the $100 million initiative "builds on what we've done the last few years but it takes it to another level in a variety of areas.… It's all about protecting our players.
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in the same way news4jax
NFL announces $100 million concussion initiative
NFL announces $100 million concussion initiative(CNN) - National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Wednesday an initiative intended to increase the safety of the game, specifically by preventing, diagnosing and treating head injuries.As part of the initiative, Goodell said, the league and its 32 club owners will provide $100 million in support of engineering advancements and medical research -- in addition to the $100 million previously pledged by the league to medical and neuroscience research.The Play Smart Play Safe initiative also requires hiring a physician to serve as the league's chief medical officer.
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Dallas Cowboys: NFL to spend $100 million looking into better helmets, concussion research
Dallas Cowboys: NFL to spend $100 million looking into better helmets, concussion researchFILE - In this July 25, 2011, file photo, NFL football Commissioner Roger Goodell participates in a news conference at the NFL Players Association in Washington, after the NFL Players Association executive board and 32 team reps voted unanimously to approve the terms of a deal with owners to the end a lockout.A few years into Goodell's tenure as NFL commissioner, a grad school professor polled students on who was the most effective leader in the major sports.Goodell romped.
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